Melvin L. Morse, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
26282 Lewes Georgetown Highway
Georgetown, Delaware 19947
Telephone: 302-682-1549 (Fax) 302-329-9234
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Curriculum Vitae
Date and Place of Birth:
December 11, 1953
Sandy Springs, Maryland
Education:
1971-75 B.A. Natural Science, Johns Hopkins University.
Baltimore, Maryland
1975-76 Creative Writing, University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
1976-80 M.D. George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington D.C.
Post-Graduate Training:
1980-81 Internship in Pediatrics. University of California at San Francisco
1981-82 Second year Resident in Pediatrics. Children’s Hospital, Seattle.
1982-83 Neuro-oncology Research Fellow. Children’s Hospital, Seattle.
1983-84 Third year resident in Pediatrics. Children’s Hospital, Seattle.
1984-85 Neuro-oncology Research Fellow. Children’s Hospital, Seattle.
Behavioral Pediatrics Research Fellow
1987-Present: Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow American Academy Pediatrics
With Continuing Medical Education and Re-Certification
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Honors and Awards
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Recipient: 1977-80
Alpha Omega Alpha: Medical School Honor Society: 1980
Huron W. Larson Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement: George Washington University School of Medicine 1980
Kane-King Obstetrical Honor Society (Best Obstetrical Student): George Washington University School of Medicine 1980
National Service Research Award: 1982, 1984 (For research on near death experiences in children at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital)
Outstanding Professor Award: Valley Family Practice Residency 1988-2002
Best Doctors: (Bestdoctors.com) Voted by his peers as one of the Nations top Pediatricians from 1997-2007
Seattle’s Best Physicians (Seattle Magazine) Selected as one of Seattle’s Best Physicians from 1995-2007.
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Professional Experience:
1982-83 Indian Health Service. Fort Hall, Idaho. General Pediatrics
1983-84 Emergency Room Night Attending Physician. Children’s Hospital
1982-85 Flight Physician for AirLift North West. Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Resuscitating and transporting critically children from the Norwest
to Seattle Children’s Hospital.
1984-85 Medical Director. Pediatric Therapy Center. A therapy center for children with neuromuscular and neurodevelopmental handicaps.
1985-2007 Private Practice of Pediatrics. Dr. Morse was in solo private practice
1985-2007: Medical Director: Pediatric Interim Care Facility. A therapeutic foster home for medically fragile infants, especially those prenatally exposed to cocaine and other drugs.
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1985-2007: Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Washington, Seattle
1985-2005: Associate Professor of Pediatrics: John Bastyr Naturopathic University, Seattle, Washington
2005-2007: Medical Director: Autism Spectrum Research and Diagnostic Center. In Association with Valley Medical Center, Renton, Washington, Nationally recognized for diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum and disorders of attention.
2000-2007: Medical Director: Ashley House of Southern King County (Hospice Care for infants and Children)
2007-2008: Dr. Morse took two years off to enjoy the birth of his child
Melody Grace Morse.
2007-2009: Dr. Morse and his wife Pauline founded Spiritualscientific.com
dedicated to research, lecturing, and workshops on near death
experiences, autism, and post traumatic stress syndrome.
2009: Private Practice Pediatrics. Affiliated with Lowell Scott MD
(Also one of Delaware’s Best Doctors) and Teresa Keller MD (Voted Sussex County Delaware’s Best Doctor)
Professional Certifications
2007: Delaware State License (Physician) C1-0008267 Exp 3-31-11
1988 Board Certified. American Academy of Pediatrics
1988 Advanced Trauma Life Support
1989 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1990 Instructor: Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation. American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association.
Publications
Leggiadro RJ, Dover GJ, Morse ML, et al: Lung Abscess in Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Vol 4(2): 215-217, 1982
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Morse ML: A Near Death Experience in a Seven-Year-Old Child. American Journal of Diseases of Children. Vol 127: 951-961, 1983
Morse ML, Savitch J, Bleyer A, et al: Altered Central Nervous System Pharmacology of Methotrexate in Childhood Leukemia. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol 3(1): 19-25, 1985
Morse ML, Conner D, Tyler D: Near Death Experiences in a Pediatric Population: A Preliminary Report. American Journal of Diseases in Children. Vol 139(6): 595-600, 1985
Morse ML, Milstein JM, Haas JE, et al: The Effect of Hydration on Experimentally Induced Cerebral Edema. Critical Care Medicine Vol 13(7): 563-565, 1985
Morse ML, Castillo P, Venecia D, et al: Childhood Near Death Experiences. American Journal of Diseases in Children. Vol 140: 1110-1114, 1996
Morse ML, Carr D, Mendelman P, et al: Ocular Tuberculosis in a Five-Month-Old. Pediatric Infectious Disease. Vol 7(7): 514-516, 1988
Morse ML, Venecia D, Milstein JM, et al: Near Death Experiences: A Neurophysiological Explanation. Journal of Near Death Studies. Vol 7(4): 223-228 Summer 1989
Morse ML, Perry P: Closer to the Light: Learning from the Near Death Experiences of Children. Villard Books, (Random House) New York. 1990.
Morse ML, Perry P: Transformed by the Light: The Powerful Effects of Near Death Experiences on Children and Adults. Harper Collins, New York 1996
Morse ML, Perry P: Parting Visions: Uses and Meanings of Premonitions and After Death Communications (End of Life Events) Harper Collins, New York 1998
Morse ML, Perry P: Where God Lives: Paranormal Science and How Our Brains are Connected to the Universe. Harper Collins, New York 2002 (Winner of the European Book Sellers Award for Best Non Fiction for 2004)
Abstracts
Bleyer A, Reaman G, Poplack D, Morse ML, et al: Central Nervous System Pharmacology of High Dose Intravenous Methotrexate in infants with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 3: C722, 1984
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Morse ML, Poplack D, Bleyer A: Altered Central Nervous System Pharmacology of Methotrexate in Childhood Leukemia: Another Sign of Meningeal Relapse. Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 3: C-144. 1993. Reprinted in Methotrexate Update, December 1984.
Professional Organizations
Member: American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington State Medical Association
Clinical Faculty in Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital and University of Washington
Northwest Coordinator: American Academy of Pediatrics Research in the Office Setting.
Attending Privileges: Children Hospital, Seattle; Valley General Hospital, Renton, Washington
Delaware State Medical Association: Active January 19, 2009
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